Report: Rutgers files lawsuit against Big East

12:09 PM,
Dec. 5, 2012

Written by

Keith Sargeant
Gannett

Two weeks after joining the Big Ten, Rutgers University filed a lawsuit in Middlesex County Court to get out of a $10 million exit-fee penalty and recover damages against the Big East Conference, according to a report Wednesday.

Rutgers is contractually obligated to pay a $10 million exit fee and provide 27 months notice to defect from the Big East, of which it has been a member for football since 1991 and for other sports since 1995.

According to Courthouse News Service, Rutgers is fighting its $10 million exit fee to withdraw from the conference and claims the Big East owes the university ...